Spirit Filled Giving

Spirit Filled Giving

Ephesians 5:15-20 (NLT) – 15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. 18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, 19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. 20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 : ṣālēaḥ (sai-lay-ach) — To push forward

Genesis 26:12-13 – 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. 13 The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;

Proverbs 11:10 – When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 11:25 – A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

Biblical prosperity: Having more than you need so you can make an in the lives of others.

• 1. God blesses us

Genesis 12:2 (NLT) – “I will bless you…and you will be a blessing to others.”

Declaration: Give me than I need so I can be a

• 2. When we , God takes care of our needs.

Luke 18:29-30 (GW) – “I guarantee this. Anyone who gives up anything for the kingdom of God will certainly receive many times more in this life and will receive eternal life in the next world to come.”

Declaration: I will not trust in , but in Him who

• 3. The , the more He expects of us.

Luke 12:48 (NLT) – But people who are not aware that they are doing wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to whom much is given….

Declaration: God doesn’t want us He wants us

Psalm 1:1-3 – Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers

• 1. As I

Proverbs 3:9-10 – Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

• 2. As I

Psalm 84:11 – For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

• 3. As I

2 Corinthians 9:10-11 – Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

The greatest to radical generosity is the that earth is our home.

• 4. As I give

Luke 6:37-38 – 37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 – Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

• 5. As I

1 Timothy 6:17 – Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.